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Idli (Steamed Rice and Pulse Cake)
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Idli (Steamed Rice and Pulse Cake)

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Southern Indian Style steamed cakes. Excellent with spicy side dishes.

"These are wonderful with a collections of chutneys. You can also have them with Sambar as an Indian style breakfast."

- promfh

Cuisine: IndianMain Ingredient: Rice

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12
3 cupsrice; cooked
1 1/4 cupsBlack gram dal
1/8 teaspoonSalt; to taste
1/4 teaspoonBlack pepper; to taste
2 teaspoonsCurry leaves; finely chopped
1 mediumSerrano chile; finely diced

Idli (Steamed Rice and Pulse Cake) Preparation

Clean, wash and soak rice and dal separately for 6 to 8 hours. Grind rice to a fairly coarse paste. Grind dal well. Mix both batters well then add salt and season to taste. Allow batter to ferment overnight. Grease idli plates and pour a spoonful of batter into each. Steam till done. Serve hot with Chutney and Sambar. Makes 25.

Adapted from recipe by Parwathy Akhileswaran , Bangalore, India

Each (2 cakes) serving contains an estimated:

Cals: 76, FatCals: 2, TotFat: 0g

SatFat: 0g, PolyFat: 0g, MonoFat: 0g

Chol: 0mg, Na: 33mg, K: 96mg

TotCarbs: 15g, Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 0g

NetCarbs: 13g, Protein: 3g

Notes

We learned to make these from Indian members of our extended family.

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Calories Per Serving: 201
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We learned to make these from Indian members of our extended family.
5 years, 7 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 22 hours, 7 minutes ago
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6 years, 9 months, 1 weeks, 1 hours, 54 minutes ago
These are wonderful with a collections of chutneys. You can also have them with Sambar as an Indian style breakfast.
7 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Steam
  2. Snacks
  3. Brunch
  4. Breakfast
  5. Appetizers
  6. Indian
  7. Rice

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